For each film, there's a link to the IMDB page for it and an indication of whether it's available at the Seattle Public Library. Since some of the students' families subscribe to Netflix for streaming videos, the chart shows which movies are available there.
Film | IMDB link | Seattle Public? | Streaming on Netflix? | |
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October Sky (1999) High school boys build a rockets. Based on a true story. | IMDB | Yes | No | |
Stand and Deliver (1988) Students in a poor high school in L.A. study math with a tough teacher and beat the odds. Based on a true story. | IMDB | Yes | No | |
Rudy (1993) Young man is determined to play football for Notre Dame, despite his not being admitted to the college. He's also small. Based on a true story. | IMDB | Yes | No | |
Lean on Me (1989) Morgan Freeman plays a principal who starts at a tough inner-city school. Based on a true story. | IMDB | Yes | No | |
Dangerous Minds (1995) Michelle Pfeiffer plays a high school teacher who uses unconventional methods to reach the students. | IMDB | Yes | No | |
The Great Debaters (2007)
In 1935 a professor (played by Denzel Washington) at an all-black college in Texas helps students form a debate team which takes on Harvard in the national championship. Based on a true story. | IMDB | Yes | No | |
The Real Great Debaters (2008) A documentary about the debate team that inspired The Great Debaters. | IMDB | No | No | |
The Ron Clark Story (2006) Matthew Perry plays a young teacher in an inner-city elementary school. Based on a true story. | IMDB | Yes | No | |
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) Girl works to make it to the National Spelling Bee. | IMDB | Yes | No | |
Apollo 13 (1995) An accident during a flight to the moon requires engineers in mission control and astronauts on board the spacecraft to think through math and physics to get the astronauts home safely. |
IMDB | Yes | No | |
Film | IMDB link | Seattle Public? | Netflix? | |
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